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HI there,
Some of you have been so kind to share their own experiences with your cat's health challenges and so did I. I am the owner of Maggie, a himalyan cat, 16.5. I just got her back from the vet after an initial diagnosis of fatty liver, high liver enzymes and light pancreatitis. Ultrasound brought out that she has a heavy bile duct inflammation and as chain reaction all the other organs got involved. She is home since yesterday after a 2 days hospital stay, and so far so good. The good news yesterday for which I am grateful that is wasn't cancer.
I have received antibiotics to give to her at different times, but I am having trouble doing this. When we first got home, she ran under the bed and was only seen again when I went to bed. I encouraged her to come out the entire time, but then gave her some time to settle back in (6 hours). She eventually came out. As she had received all meds for the day at the clinic, I was reassurred that I could let this go, but not so today. At 4:30 am this morning, we were both awake and it seemed to me that she was hungry, so I prepared the first of three tablets, and puliverised it to be able to suck it up into the syringe which contained some liquid food. It was a huge struggle with her. She didn't want it, and I was only able to get very little into her. I wrap her into a towel. She tried to break free, I held her feed, she was turning her head right and left. Very little meds could be given. After I let her go, she disappeared under the bed and was only seen again, after the lights were out and it was silence.
This morning i had to look for her for a while as she was hiding. I went to prepare regular food for her, called her again, and finally found her, encouraging her as always to come and have her breakfast. She understands these words. So she game out and she eat, but not nearly enough and the meds? Well couldn't give it yet.
Any suggestions you could share with me what to do. It is important now that she gets these meds but I am having difficulties feeding them to her. She hides and won't take them. The procedure of course is invasive and she hates it, but how can I do this. She needs to gain not loose weight.
Thanks
Some of you have been so kind to share their own experiences with your cat's health challenges and so did I. I am the owner of Maggie, a himalyan cat, 16.5. I just got her back from the vet after an initial diagnosis of fatty liver, high liver enzymes and light pancreatitis. Ultrasound brought out that she has a heavy bile duct inflammation and as chain reaction all the other organs got involved. She is home since yesterday after a 2 days hospital stay, and so far so good. The good news yesterday for which I am grateful that is wasn't cancer.
I have received antibiotics to give to her at different times, but I am having trouble doing this. When we first got home, she ran under the bed and was only seen again when I went to bed. I encouraged her to come out the entire time, but then gave her some time to settle back in (6 hours). She eventually came out. As she had received all meds for the day at the clinic, I was reassurred that I could let this go, but not so today. At 4:30 am this morning, we were both awake and it seemed to me that she was hungry, so I prepared the first of three tablets, and puliverised it to be able to suck it up into the syringe which contained some liquid food. It was a huge struggle with her. She didn't want it, and I was only able to get very little into her. I wrap her into a towel. She tried to break free, I held her feed, she was turning her head right and left. Very little meds could be given. After I let her go, she disappeared under the bed and was only seen again, after the lights were out and it was silence.
This morning i had to look for her for a while as she was hiding. I went to prepare regular food for her, called her again, and finally found her, encouraging her as always to come and have her breakfast. She understands these words. So she game out and she eat, but not nearly enough and the meds? Well couldn't give it yet.
Any suggestions you could share with me what to do. It is important now that she gets these meds but I am having difficulties feeding them to her. She hides and won't take them. The procedure of course is invasive and she hates it, but how can I do this. She needs to gain not loose weight.
Thanks